Week 5 Tues Feb 8 and Thurs Feb 10, 2011

Week 5 Literature, continued

Tues Feb 8

In class Activities: Read excerpts from Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, a Mexican writer of the late 1950s (-hand out in class). We will consider it in terms of Litguide elements and __How to Read Like a Professor.__
Homework: Begin Web Quest 2: Analyze either __The Feather Pillow__ by H. Quiroga or Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo.

Literary Criticism on the latin American short story:



Literary Help on Pedro Paramo:

Magical realism? See this link to get started

Thurs Feb 10

In class Activities: We'll watch a video on Days of the Dead – to help gain a perspective about death in Latin American cultures (especially in Mexico where Juan Rulfo was from).
Homework: Keep working on Web Quest 2. Due on February 15

In Class Activities: (We may be able to access a video via UK link)

https://login.ezproxy.uky.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fdigital.films.com%2fportalplaylists.aspx%3fcid%3d1637%26aid%3d4363